Capitalization and Punctuation

What is the rule for capitalizing the first letter of a sentence?

• Capitalize the last letter of the sentence

• Capitalize the first letter of the first word in the sentence.

• Capitalize the first letter of every word in the sentence

• Capitalize all letters in the sentence

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Name three common punctuation marks.

• Exclamation mark

• Comma, period, question mark

• Semicolon

• Asterisk

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

When should quotation marks be used in writing?

• Quotation marks should be used to emphasize important words in writing.

• Quotation marks should be used in writing to indicate direct speech, quote someone, or highlight titles of shorter works.

• Quotation marks should be used to separate paragraphs in writing.

• Quotation marks should be used to indicate sarcasm in writing.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Where should an apostrophe be placed in the word 'can't'?

• Between 'c' and 'a'

• Between 'a' and 't'

• Between 'n' and 't'

• Between 'a' and 'n'

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Provide an example of when to use a comma in a sentence.

• I need to buy apples oranges and bananas.

• I need to buy apples, oranges, and, bananas.

• I need to buy apples, oranges and bananas.

• I need to buy apples, oranges, and bananas.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What are the three main types of end punctuation?

• period, question mark, exclamation point

• ampersand

• semicolon

• comma

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Explain the capitalization rule for proper nouns.

• Capitalize the first letter of each proper noun.

• Capitalize all letters in a proper noun

• Capitalize the vowels in a proper noun

• Capitalize the last letter of each proper noun

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

How should a question be punctuated?

• With a comma.

• With a question mark.

• With a period.

• With an exclamation point.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

In what situations should single quotation marks be used?

• In situations where the text is a direct quote.

• In situations where double quotation marks are already being used.

• In situations where emphasis is required.

• In situations where no punctuation is needed.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When is it appropriate to use a comma before a coordinating conjunction?

• When the coordinating conjunction is joining a subject and a verb.

• When the coordinating conjunction is joining two dependent clauses.

• When the coordinating conjunction is joining two independent clauses.

• When the coordinating conjunction is joining a dependent clause and an independent clause.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A